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After the Bolsheviks seized power, Lenin entrusted the security officers Dzerzhinsky and Blumkin with a secret operation to prevent the possibility of restoring the hereditary monarchy in Russia and destroying any evidence of cooperation of the new government with Russia’s enemy in the Great War, the German Empire.

Una enriquecedora visión de la España del siglo XX gracias a dos personajes de orígenes totalmente opuestos, a los que la casualidad une en Barcelona antes de la Guerra Civil. Rosario y su hermana Remedios dejan Algeciras para trasladarse a Barcelona huyendo de una vida encorsetada y sin futuro. El sueño de Rosario, una joven inquieta y ambiciosa, es convertirse en una cantante de éxito en una ciudad que respira vida y diversión.

Obstacles and adventures await the young couple as they navigate the winding road called life. Through the ever-changing landscape of their love story, two constants remain: their faith in God and their love of family.

Una tarde de otoño en Barcelona, a Violeta, la madre de la autora, le comunican la muerte de su hermano Víctor. Y con la noticia llega la gran revelación: Víctor era adoptado. En 1942, Elsa, viuda de un aviador de la Luftwaffe y madre de seis hijos, entre ellos Violeta, regresa al pueblo de Baviera en el que pasó los veranos de su infancia. Desea alejar a sus hijos de la guerra, pero a su llegada se encuentra con la mansión familiar reconvertida en hospital militar y tiene que acomodar a su familia en una humilde cabaña en el monte.

As a child, Richard dreamed of knighthood and gallant deeds. As a grown man, he is committed to doing his best as an officer of the Guard, as a Lord of the land, and as a father. Living up to his oaths is easy. Being a good husband is much more of a challenge. Alysoun has done everything expected of a woman in her position. She has married well and had two clever, healthy children. That's not enough. Richard is kind, but increasingly distant. Alysoun herself has pain and fatigue magic can't fix. In truth, she is isolated and more than a little bored.

As Spring blossoms, it seems love is in the air. 21 year-old, John Talbot dreams of a world not at war, where he can be a father to his young son Jonny and have a wife by his side. But is nurse Lucy Ross the woman for him? When brothers Tom and John are recalled to active service, Artie is left to look after the farm. But tragedy strikes at the very heart of the family, when Arthur peacefully passes and John is reported missing in action. Pam, is left grief-stricken and fearing the worst with John lost at sea – has John’s luck finally run out?

With the country teetering on the brink of war everyone faces an uncertain future. Destitute after the tragic death of her father, aspiring singer Jessie Delaney and her family have no choice other than to accept the charity spiteful Aunt Iris to keep a roof over their heads. Jessie is soon dreaming of a life filled music and excitement. How can Jessie escape the drudgery, support her family and pursue her dreams?

In this enchanting tale of love, faith, and self-discovery, beautiful Clare Castlemaine's privileged English world crumbles when her father's death leaves her penniless. Forced to seek refuge with her mother's Irish relatives in Dublin, Clare finds herself swept into the warm embrace of the charismatic Blake family–and an Ireland on the brink of transformation.

Eine gefühlvolle Reise in Irlands Vergangenheit und zwei starke Frauen, die nach ihren Träumen greifen – von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Josephine Cantrell Ein verträumtes Herrenhaus und die Suche nach den eigenen Wurzeln Gámor Island 1921: Der irische Unabhängigkeitskrieg klingt gerade ab, als die siebzehnjährige Mabel auf die einsame Atlantikinsel gebracht wird. Sie steht am Hafen und klammert sich an ihrem Koffer fest. Niemand wird je erfahren, woher sie kommt und wer sie ist, denn sie hüllt sich in Schweigen. Nur wenn sie schläft, hört man sie von dem Leben träumen, das sie verloren hat.

Tasmania, 1874. Growing up in the impoverished tenements along the Hobart Rivulet, Harriet Brown is used to doing whatever it takes to survive. Including, at just twelve years old, shearing off her hair and pretending to be a boy to secure a job as label-paster at the George Peacock and Sons jam factory. Four years later, the deceit becomes too much to bear and Harriet risks everything on the chance at a future with her ambitious friend and workmate Henry Jones. But this decision forces her into a new deception: play the role of expert jam maker, or else be cast out onto the streets.

'Return to Me' is a historical fiction work which is written to be used as an impactful educational resource for students who are studying World War II. The book covers all 5 fronts of the war, with a clear explanation of the role the key players: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Empire of Japan) played in the escalation and eventual resolution of the war. The story is intertwined with characters living in a small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains during the Depression and World War II.

Manila, Philippines, 2003. Dane Chandler is visiting Manila on a writing assignment. Jack Pierce is a tough-talking Korean War veteran. When Jack asks Dane to join him for cards at the pension's cafe, Dane instinctively agrees, sensing the man's "command" presence. What unfolds will change their lives forever. Tokyo, Japan, 1949. Jack Pierce joined the army for honor and adventure, finding himself garrisoned at Camp Drake, Tokyo. On a raucous night at Ginza's glitzy Club Florida, the young corporal meets the love of his life, Michiko Okura.

1938: Juliet and her sister Rose arrive in Penang to stay with an aunt, after the death of their father. Juliet quickly falls under the spell of Gavin Crosby, a plantation owner, who despite his wealth, charm and good looks is shunned by the local community. Rushed into marriage, Juliet is unprepared for the devastating secrets she uncovers on Gavin’s plantation, and the bad blood between Gavin and his brother… But in 1941 the Japanese occupy Malaya and Singapore sweeping away that world and changing Juliet’s life forever.

As the Great Depression bites, show dancer Grace's Irish immigrant family can't afford the rising rents, nor the medicine that her little sister urgently needs. When her twin brother is injured and can no longer work on the construction of the half-built Empire State Building, Grace steps up - literally. She trades her dancing shoes for worker boots, braving deadly metal work hundreds of feet in the sky.

De Tweede Wereldoorlog is uitgebroken in Europa en Zweden verkeert in opperste staat van paraatheid. Mannen worden opgeroepen om te vechten, brandstof en boodschappen worden gerantsoeneerd en de straten van de grote steden blijven onverlicht. Betty is getrouwd en heeft een jonge dochter. Ze mist de vader van haar kind, de Joodse Martin Fischer, die noodgedwongen moest onderduiken. Betty is ongelukkig in haar huwelijk en haar man heeft een groot probleem dat uiteindelijk hun ondergang dreigt te worden.

França, década de 1940. Os alemães, aos poucos, vão tomando espaço nas ruas parisienses, levando um constante clima de tensão à outrora despreocupada burguesia francesa. Nesse cenário, conhecemos Hélène, uma jovem sonhadora e individualista, e Jean, um rapaz bem-nascido que decide abandonar seus privilégios para lutar pelas causas operárias e, mais tarde, juntar-se à resistência antifascista. A partir da relação amorosa que os dois vivem e das relações com as pessoas que os cercam, mergulhamos numa inebriante espiral de sentimentos e questionamentos profundos: O que é o amor?

Eine berührende Geschichte über Familie, Verantwortung und die verschlungenen Wege der Liebe vor der malerischen Kulisse der Hafenstadt Triest – von Bestsellerautorin Charlotte Lyne Aber zu Hause ist man nie zwischen Steinen, Balken und hübschem Mobiliar. Zu Hause ist man bei Menschen. Victoria Liebenfels hat in dem Winzer Fabrizio die Liebe ihres Lebens gefunden und ihr Wiener Leben hinter sich gelassen. Mit leidenschaftlichem Engagement führt sie die Pension Hortis in der italienischen Hafenstadt Triest zu neuem Glanz.

German forces have invaded Lily Litvyak's homeland, destroying and plundering everything in their path. Seeking to volunteer her exceptional skills in piloting, Lily is desperate to aid the war effort and keep the intruders far away from her mother and younger brother. Despite her years of flying experience, Lily is forced to confront the prejudice of a society that refuses to allow women to fight. Through persistence, and aided by a multitude of women selflessly volunteering to fight, Lily is permitted the opportunity to fly in the Soviet Air Force in the newly created female regiments.

Holcombe Hall’s enigmatic owner has passed away, and now as the roaring twenties come to an end the upstairs and downstairs residents of Holcombe Hall begin a new era. Parlour maid Florrie Bickerstaff has always endured the quick temper of Lady Charlotte, calmly navigated the formidable housekeeper, Bertha and avoided the officious butler, Mr Arkwright. But it’s all been worth it for Sir Richard.

Sicily, 1939. Seventeen-year-old Concetta has just received life-changing news: her family is leaving their sun-drenched Sicilian village and moving to America. Desperate to stay with her secret love Gaetano—a fisherman's son her father would never accept—Concetta spends one last night with him beneath a blanket of stars. There, among the citrus-scented air and cricket song, he hands her a leaving gift: a fountain pen, with a promise to keep their love alive through letters – and return to one another one day.